Mapita Cortés - Cast

Mapita Cortés (August 4, 1939 – January 1, 2006, born as María del Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1939 in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, passed away in Mexico City) was a Puerto Rican telenovela and film actress in Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican actor Luis Gatica, wife of Lucho Gatica, niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés, and niece-in-law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés. Mapita Cortés was also the cousin of the famous Paquito Cordero, who was two years younger than her.